1. series in time: a sequence of people or things coming one after the other in time rented a succession of dingy apartments around town a succession of blows
2. following: the following of one thing after another three wins in succession
3. taking up of title or position: the assumption of a position or title, the right to take up a position or title, or the order in which a position or title is taken up
4. ecology development of plant and animal community: the series of changes that create a full-fledged plant and animal community, e.g. from the colonization of bare rock to the establishment of a forest
[14th century. Directly or via French< Latin succession-< past participle of succedere (see succeed)]
